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Incoming RFL president Sir Lindsay Hoyle vows to ‘make a real difference’

Sir Lindsay Hoyle intends to “make a real difference” when he becomes president of the Rugby Football League. The 65-year-old Speaker of the House of Commons will become the 31st president of the governing body in December and insists he will not ...

02 Aug 2022 at 13:00

Rugby League

Rob Burrow’s legacy will long endure – Sir Lindsay Hoyle pays tribute

Sir Lindsay Hoyle has hailed Rob Burrow as an inspiration whose legacy will long endure, at a ceremony to honour the late Leeds Rhinos star. Burrow died last month at the age of 41 after a battle with motor neurone disease, a condition he ...

12 Jul 2024 at 17:08

Rugby League

A big step in the right direction – Wakefield and Barrow happy with IMG’s plans

Rugby league clubs across all levels of the domestic game have continued to express cautious optimism over an IMG-led shake-up which will scrap automatic promotion and relegation between its top tiers and elevate teams on the basis of an ...

29 Sept 2022 at 14:39

Kate cheered by England’s rugby players after starring role in lineout lift

The Duchess of Cambridge showed off her rugby skills when she was lifted in a lineout during an England training session in her new role as patron of the Rugby Football Union (RFU). Kate headed to Twickenham Stadium on Wednesday to meet ...

02 Feb 2022 at 13:55

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St Helens vow to take action after crowd disturbances mar win over Warrington

Super League champions St Helens say they will hand out lifetime bans to fans who threw objects on to the pitch during crowd disorder at the end of Thursday night’s derby win at Warrington. Saints’ 12-10 victory was marred by the ...

20 May 2022 at 12:49

Rugby League

Salford allowed to name strong squad against Castleford despite salary cap issue

Salford have been granted dispensation to name an almost full-strength squad for Friday’s Betfred Super League trip to Castleford despite being hit with another salary cap sanction this week. The Rugby Football League re-imposed ...

05 Mar 2025 at 15:04

Rugby League

Big step in fight against concussion or bad idea? New tackle law splits opinion

Seminal moments have been slow in coming to Odsal in recent years and opinions are split over whether Thursday night’s first match trialling a new rugby league tackle law represented a significant step in the fight against ...

16 Jun 2023 at 10:00

Rugby League

Clubs vote to end automatic Super League promotion and relegation from next year

Automatic promotion and relegation to and from the Betfred Super League will be axed from next season after clubs rubber-stamped proposals by the game’s long-term strategic partner IMG at a vote in Huddersfield on ...

19 Apr 2023 at 12:40

Queen passes Harry’s rugby patronages over to Kate

The Duchess of Cambridge has taken over the Duke of Sussex’s former roles as patron of the Rugby Football Union (RFU) and the Rugby Football League (RFL). Kate was given the royal patronages by the Queen, and ...

02 Feb 2022 at 08:25

Rugby League

On this day in 2016: Wayne Bennett replaces Steve McNamara as England head coach

The Rugby Football League appointed Australian Wayne Bennett as England’s new head coach on this day in 2016. Bennett, then 66 and widely acknowledged as the leading coach in the sport, signed a two-year ...

02 Feb 2023 at 06:00

Kate joins England rugby training session as RFU’s new figurehead

The Duchess of Cambridge has joined an England rugby training session in her new role as patron of the Rugby Football Union (RFU). Kate headed to Twickenham Stadium on Wednesday to meet players from the ...

02 Feb 2022 at 12:25

Kate lifted in England lineout as she reveals Louis is ‘kamikaze’ rugby player

The Duchess of Cambridge has revealed how Prince Louis is a “kamikaze” rugby player as she joined an England training session where she was lifted in a lineout. Kate, in her new role as patron of the ...

02 Feb 2022 at 17:55

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